Germans head to the polls in critical election with far-right gains expected

Germans are heading to the polls in the 2025 federal election to choose a new chancellor to lead Europe’s largest economy, with the CDU/CSU’s Friedrich Merz in the lead. The AfD is expected to come in second, followed by the SPD and the Greens, marking a shift from the 2021 election results. Voters will cast two votes to elect members of parliament and determine the proportional make-up of the Bundestag, with a 5% threshold for parties to secure representation.

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